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Blog post
12/09/2020
"I would like to wake up and see that this never happened"
A 13-year old Guatemalan girl tells in her own words how hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated her community.
Blog post
12/03/2020
It was like a movie. Nobody could believe what was happening
The arrival of hurricanes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of this population even more, especially that of children.
News note
11/11/2020
Over 1,2 million children affected by ETA across Central America
Article
11/11/2020
“What I would like the most is to have a home, food & cloth"
John, 13 years old, after surviving Hurricane Eta
Press release
11/05/2020
More than 1.5 million children at risk due to the impact of Tropical Storm ETA in Honduras, according to UNICEF
Press release
08/03/2020
Children in Central America and the Caribbean facing dual threat of stronger hurricane season and COVID-19
Displacement and service interruption caused by storms could leave children and families more vulnerable to virus, UNICEF warns
Press release
06/01/2020
Tropical Storm Amanda leaves destruction and grief as it passes through El Salvador
Hundreds of Salvadoran families have had to evacuate their homes due to the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Amanda.
Press release
09/07/2019
Eyewitness account from Hurricane-hit Bahamas
"Schools and hospitals flattened; houses and roads collapsed; cars and boats hanging in trees"
Press release
09/12/2018
In the Caribbean, UNICEF works on developing resilience in children and communities on islands affected by hurricanes
A year after the hurricanes